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Table 2 QST pain and sleep characteristics of the 48 RA participants

From: Characterization of sleep disturbance in established rheumatoid arthritis patients: exploring the relationship with central nervous system pain regulation

 

Median [Q1, Q3]

Pain characteristics

 

Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST)

 

PPT (trapezius), kgf

2.3 [1.8, 3.2]

PPT (wrist), kgf

2.6 [1.7, 3.1]

TS

1. 7 [0.7, 3.3]

CPM

0.9 [0.7, 1.1]

Sleep characteristics

 

Actigraphy

 

Sleep duration, hours

7.6 [7.0, 8.2]

Sleep Fragmentation Index, %

16.2 [12.6, 20.8]

Sleep Efficiency, %

86.4 [84.2, 89.0]

Wake after sleep onset, minutes

36.5 [26.8, 48.0]

Sleep Onset Latency, minutes

11.1 [7.0, 17.3]

Number of wake bouts

30.3 [26.3, 37.2]

Karolinska Sleep Diary

 

Sleep duration, hours

7.1 [6.7, 7.6]

Sleep Efficiency, %

89.9 [86.0, 94.0]

Wake after sleep onset, minutes

11.9 [6.5, 30.1]

Sleep Onset Latency, minutes

18.0 [10.5, 25.9]

Number of awakenings

1.8 [1.0, 2.5]

Likert scale questions*

 

Quality of sleep

3.6 [3.1, 4.0]

Feeling refreshed in the morning

3.4 [2.8, 3.9]

Slept soundly

3.6 [3.1, 4.1]

Slept throughout night

3.6 [2.7, 4.2]

Ease of waking up

3.4 [3.1, 4.1]

Ease of falling asleep

3.8 [3.3, 4.1]

Amount of dreaming

2.0 [1.4, 2.5]

  1. Note *Likert scale with 1–5 response options, where 5 is the more positive option (e.g., very well, very easy)
  2. Abbreviations PPT, pressure pain threshold. TS, temporal summation. CPM, conditioned pain modulation